Goa Politician Slammed For Calling Tourists ‘Cheap’ & ‘Scum’ For Sleeping Outside Airport

In our college years, we’ve all planned to head to Goa, at least once with friends to enjoy the beaches, the booze and unwind with a much-needed vacation. But apparently, you aren’t welcome in Goa unless you have some class. The vice-president of Goa Forward Party, Durgadas Kamat, shared a picture of passengers sleeping on the floor outside the airport building.

Kamat shared the following tweet that evoked an outrage in Twitter-verse.

The image shows passengers sleeping outside the Goa Airport. But what Mr. Vice-President has to say about it is revolting. He says, “Do we need such cheap tourist in Goa?” He continues saying, “We don’t need scum like these to visit Goa. We need quality tourist, who will come, spend & enjoy Goa and its beauty. #BrandGoa cannot be compromised at any cost.”

With the tweet and its choice of words, it received a slurry of responses rebuking the tweet itself. The replies on the tweet suggested that it’s not the passengers, but the infrastructure that’s compromising #BrandGoa.

Not only did Kamat’s tweet enrage a lot of people, it also made people feel repulsed by the idea of #BrandGoa. The politician’s action of pointing fingers at ‘cheap’ and ‘scum’ tourists, instead of providing better public facilities, is seen as extremely elitist.

Let’s hope Goa Tourism doesn’t forget the ideology that Incredible India stands for: Atithi Devo Bhava!

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